It has become somewhat of a tradition for Hacienda Classical to headline the Sounds of the City festival at Castlefield Bowl.
Topping the bill for a record-breaking seventh time, the orchestral clubbing project led by composer Tim Crooks, DJ Graeme Park and the Manchester Camerata is one of the biggest events in the city’s calendar, playing the sounds of the iconic club just a few streets from where it all began.
The Hacienda has always been a mythical beast in my imagination. Born in 1996, I would clearly never get to go (the last dance happened in June 1997) but this has never stopped my obsession with learning about the cultural catalyst.
